Pavel Kurka

Pavel Kurka quietly put up 12 points in 26 junior games for Karlovy Vary, but the number that matters most is how rarely he wastes a possession — his ability to read pressure and spring forwards with a first pass that's already two steps ahead is the engine behind every one of those assists. Ranked 74th by NHL Central Scouting, Kurka projects as a steady, puck-moving defenseman at the next level, the kind of blue-liner who won't light up a scoresheet every night but will quietly control a shift and make his linemates' lives considerably easier.

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